The Olivia Tremor Control

As part of the Elephant 6 collective, a loose collection of friends and like-minded post-psychedelic independent groups, which included the Apples In Stereo, Secret Square, and Neutral Milk Hotel, the Olivia Tremor Control were one of the more 'out there' members of the collective, producing music that could be both highly melodic but also deeply strange. Though they were around only for a few years, they became influential in the fearless way they combined elements of pure pop with abstract sound experiments to make for albums that were always an engaging listening experience.